NOTES AND COMMENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 592, 19 February 1929, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS

OTAHUHU ATTRACTIONS THE IMPROVING CLASS There will be a good numw pacers m the improvers’ of seen out at Alexandra Park the Otahuhu Club’s fixture dUr ' na some of them are shan ’ ciently well in th.% wo?CT? 0 *“ W gest they will g,v e a good , C^ US ' of themselves when afked tVVp^ Smart Beginner x«'iht Dillon is looking a p.rtur. present, and although the to be encountered in the ~ lUoc Handicap is solid, the Author tS? 10 maro will not disgrace herself s 0:1 company. *h the On the Improve Koniniwood has come alone „ , of late, and the daughter of w.J ”"' Junior is ready for the races. Sr?? she may find some of her rivals rars" speedy at Alexandra Park she show U P on the country circuit. d Showing Promise Halgana is showing more .nth,, siasm in her track work lately, ar .. if she is ot the same mind when a! colours are unfurled the Bineane m. should soon be showing her Sn' some return for their outlay. ■ Useful Sort Childe Audubon has been oft th* scene tor some time, but when t r, Great Audubon gelding is at the top ». his lorm lie more than useful a' he demonstrated at the Hawke’s k winter fixture, when he beat a one in Hal Huon. Mksy Mend His Ways Hohora is now under L. McMahon care at Epsom, and so far he is doin~ all that is required of him withor any mistakes. The son of Gold Be has yet to prove in his races that hmeans to go right, and when he dofthe others will be aware of the fa t Hard Luck Bob Saunders has been unfortunat* enough to lose the services of Lor* llaldane just at a time when theiv were races to suit the Good Gift gelc ing, who would have been handy isome of the improvers’ classes ner week. To fill the stall Bob has takePearl Fisher under his wing, but will be some time before the Waveriev gelding is ready to race. A Fine Colt Xo complaints can be laid agai; ; Rolfe Audubon's condition, and tl genuine Great Audubon—Miss Rolfe colt will strip a tit horse next weei* Whether lie can head off some 01 h: more experienced rivals remains to be seen, but Rolfe will not shirk his dm Well-bred One Rose Marie. although failing recently, will have a lot of admirers :: she steps out at Epsom, and the balfsister to the brilliant Hinkler ma appreciate the local track. When right Tomkinson’s mare is a fine pact:. Will Do Better Trustworthy is being prepared privately now by owner Brady, and if die daughter of Worthy Bond and Connie has returned to her best form her preenco will be noted at Alexandra Par.; if she starts. The best of this filly has not been seen this season. Turn Should Soon Come Reremai has not yet fulfilled the promise of her early career, but on a couple of occasions recently the Oar Thorpe mare gave enough rheek to suggest she would soon strike form, i When she does s<*me of the oppo=i- ! tion will be asked to stop quickly. Any Day Now The thre£- year-old Grandlight is n i bold pacer, and in nis last three stark ■ lias shown encouraging form. Hi* ; Derby effort, when he ran second tu Wrackler, was a good one, and arai: ! on Saturday he made a good siiowuu lat Hutt Park. lie will soon break ’, for a win. No Dividend Vet Nelson Dillon managed to get in; i third berth at Wellington in the slow ; two-mile event, but his effort was no; | good enough to get where they ear: | the dividends. C. G. Lee is not «• j periencing much luck with the sturdy | little pacer, but his turn may coot j before long. 1 Penalty Too Severe

Concertina’s thirds at Epsom rt cently evidently impressed the hand capper, as the Hal Zolock mare set a stiff task in the improvers’ ever, for Saturday. Owner Long did I take long in deciding to scratch tb mare, and unless she receives morr consideration for the second day th= mare will remain at home. More Than Useful If Horizon decides to put his foot forward in a mile and a-quarts go he will take a lot of beating. H- 5 form when running second to the dash ing Travis Axworthy was good enou? to gain him a first certificate in th; company he is at present mixing 'fit! Another Rey de Oro Curfew Boy is one who will mak' the bells ring merrily before he - much older, and he is a worthy reprf* sentative of Rey de Oro, whose fam; is much in the limelight at PF esPr - Curfew Boy can stay out two milesgood style, and there should be serr- c money for him soon. A Consistent One Little Van Rich deserves to pet i win, and so does his painstakir.? trainer, G. Robertson. Van is sellout of a place in his races, and * though he will meet some improv‘d ones in the Mount Albert Handicap - will be a nuisance when it comes to • finish. Will Reach the Top If there is one pacer in th p ! - proving class that threatens to r€ j*r the top rung of the ladder it & .' Chimes, and before the present . ends it will not be surprising j° ' him taking his place in a , Tfield. He can go fast and stay. “Darkie” Broughton knows just to make him go right, too. Filly With a Future A. J. Julian has a nice pair in Audubon and Medusa, and the • one that will later on reach top ■ society. Any distance suits her when she gets a bit more ag€ - crr . two-mile heats will be within her pass.